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APOLLO and DAPHNE:

A Dialogue SONG.

Apol.
My Dearest Daphne, Charming Maid,
Ah! Ease my Amorous Pain:
Can'st thou the God of Day reject,
And let Him sue in vain.

Daph.
I scorn Thee, tho' a GOD Thou art;
Offensive is Thy Light:
Perhaps, Thy Suit I might have heard,
Had'st Thou been God of Night.